Albert ParkVIC · suburb profile
VIC 3206 · Port Phillip
Daily life in Albert Park is influenced by its proximity to the city and the high percentage of residents working from home, at 47.4%, which is significantly above the Victorian average of 25.7%. The suburb has a strong professional presence, with 38.5% of the workforce employed in professional occupations. The community feel is enhanced by the diverse cultural background, with 30.2% of residents born overseas and a variety of languages spoken at home.
Sales · 12 months to August 2026
What property sold for in Albert Park
Houses · Houses in Albert Park run to a median of $2,170,000, dearer than 98% of the Victorian suburbs we cover, and down 14.2% on the year.
Half of all houses sold between $1,664,000 and $2,699,000, a wide enough range that the midpoint is only a starting point.
Houses
$2.17m
median of 50 sales
14.2% down on the previous twelve months.
Dearer than 98% of the 426 suburbs we cover in Victoria.
Half sold between $1.66m and $2.70m.
Last sold one to two months ago
Units
$957k
median of 7 sales
Too few sales to be reliable — treat as a rough guide
Half sold between $571k and $1.56m.
Last sold two to four months ago
57 sales on record · data to 30 August 2026
Since 2022
How prices have moved
Houses · Houses peaked earlier in the period: $2,475,000 in 2022 against $2,170,000 today, 12.3% down.
- Houses
- Units
Dashed lines and hollow points are part years — incomplete, so a dip may only mean fewer sales have happened yet. A break in a line is a year with no published figure, not a fall to zero.
| Year | Houses | Units |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 · part year | $1.99m | |
| 2025 · part year | $2.43m | $760k |
| 2024 | $2.23m | $1.35m |
| 2023 | $2.29m | $980k |
| 2022 | $2.48m | $1.50m |
Quarter by quarter
| Quarter | Median | Sales | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 Q1 | $1.99m | 7 | -5.7%low confidence7 sales this quarter, 35 the quarter before. Under 30 either side, the movement is mostly which homes happened to sell rather than the market moving. |
| 2025 Q4 | $2.10m | 35 | -16.1% |
A change is marked low confidence where either quarter had fewer than 30 sales. The medians are real; with a handful of sales the movement between them is mostly which homes happened to change hands, not the market moving.
Last 12 months
What an extra bedroom costs in Albert Park
In Albert Park, over the last 12 months, a three-bedroom house has a median of $2.50 million from 25 sales, while a two-bedroom house has a median of $1.60 million from 18 sales.
| Bedrooms | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | $1.60m | 18 · few |
| 3 | $2.50m | 25 · few |
| 4 | $2.96m | 6 · few |
Counts with fewer than five sales are left out rather than estimated, and bigger does not always mean dearer — a bedroom count with few sales can be pulled either way by the particular homes that happened to change hands.
3 schools · 2025 figures
Who goes to school in Albert Park
All schools · Albert Park's 3 schools teach 2,489 students, up 78.2% in ten years — and 3 government catchments cross the suburb.
Schools here
3
2 primary · 1 secondary
Students, all schools
2,489
2025 · +78.2% since 2015
At primary schoolsStudents at schools whose type is “Primary”. It excludes children in primary years at a Prep-to-12 college — they are counted in the tile beside this one. This number answers “are the primary schools here filling or emptying?”
−2.9%
832 students · five years
Children in primary yearsChildren in Years 1–6 at any school, including Prep-to-12 colleges. This answers “are there still young families here?” — a different question from the tile on the left, which is why the two can move in opposite directions.
Prep and ungraded students are counted separately again; see the chart below.
+1.7%
708 · Years 1–6, anywhere
11 years · two ways to read them
Enrolments, 2015–2025
The same students, counted two ways — by the kind of school they attend, and by the year they are in. They answer different questions and can point in different directions. Both views are in the page; the buttons only change which is visible.
Enrolments in Albert Park have grown 78.2% over 10 years, with the movement at the secondary end.
- Primary schools
- Secondary schools
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| Year | Primary schools | Secondary schools |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 513 | 884 |
| 2016 | 542 | 1,036 |
| 2017 | 581 | 1,146 |
| 2018 | 606 | 1,265 |
| 2019 | 736 | 1,375 |
| 2020 | 857 | 1,444 |
| 2021 | 861 | 1,551 |
| 2022 | 838 | 1,559 |
| 2023 | 849 | 1,611 |
| 2024 | 845 | 1,641 |
| 2025 | 832 | 1,657 |
Which schools in Albert Park are filling and which are emptying. A school that covers Prep to Year 12 is counted once, in its own line — its primary-age students are not in the primary schools line.
- Years 1–6
- Years 7–12
- Prep & ungradedTwo groups that sit outside the numbered year levels: Prep — the first year of school, which the national data does not number — and ungraded students at specialist schools, who are not placed in a year level at all.
A suburb with a specialist school will have a large line here.
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| Year | Years 1–6 | Years 7–12 | Prep & ungraded | All students |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 428 | 884 | 85 | 1,397 |
| 2016 | 448 | 1,036 | 94 | 1,578 |
| 2017 | 488 | 1,146 | 93 | 1,727 |
| 2018 | 514 | 1,265 | 92 | 1,871 |
| 2019 | 571 | 1,375 | 165 | 2,111 |
| 2020 | 696 | 1,444 | 161 | 2,301 |
| 2021 | 733 | 1,551 | 128 | 2,412 |
| 2022 | 696 | 1,559 | 142 | 2,397 |
| 2023 | 727 | 1,611 | 122 | 2,460 |
| 2024 | 736 | 1,641 | 109 | 2,486 |
| 2025 | 708 | 1,657 | 124 | 2,489 |
This counts children by the year they are in, not by the kind of school they attend — so a Prep-to-12 college contributes to every line. The three add up to every student in the suburb.
2025 · ACARA
All 3 schools in Albert Park
Ordered by size, not by results — 3 government, 0 Catholic and 0 independent. Schools with more than one campus are counted once.
What these columns mean
- Type
- Prep-to-12 is one school a child can start and finish at without changing schools. Specialist schools also appear as Prep-to-12.
- 5 yr
- Change in enrolments against five years ago, not against last year. Enrolments move slowly, so a single year is mostly noise.
- VCE median
- The middle study score of that school’s Year 12 students, on a scale of 0–50. The state median in 2025 was 29.0, so a school above that sits above the middle and one below it sits below. The smaller number after it is how many students the figure rests on. Under 30 students we show nothing at all — a small cohort’s result swings from year to year on who happened to sit the exams, which is easily mistaken for the school changing.
| School | Sector | Type | Students | 5 yr | 10 yr | VCE median |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Park College | Government | Secondary | 1,657 | +14.8% | +87.4% | 30 · 467 |
| Albert Park Primary School | Government | Primary | 430 | −29.6% | −16.2% | — |
| South Melbourne Park Primary School | Government | Primary | 402 | +63.4% | — | — |
One school in Albert Park reported a median VCE study score of 30, against a state median of 29.
Government zoning
Which catchments cover Albert Park
3 government catchments cover Albert Park — 1 secondary and 2 primary — so which one applies depends on the address, not the suburb. The secondary catchment is Albert Park College.
| CatchmentThe area around a government school where living there guarantees your child a place. Boundaries follow streets, not suburb lines, so an address near the edge of a suburb may be zoned elsewhere. They are redrawn each year. | Level |
|---|---|
| Albert Park College | Secondary |
| Albert Park Primary School | Primary |
| Middle Park Primary School | Primary |
The read
What living here is actually like
Albert Park is a suburb with a population of 6,041, characterized by a median age of 46, which is higher than the Victorian average of 38. The gender distribution is fairly balanced with 47.4% male and 52.6% female residents. The suburb is home to a significant number of families, with 44.1% being couples with children and 41.8% couples without children. Single-person households make up 33.1% of the community. Education levels are notably high, with 50% of residents holding a bachelor's degree or higher, compared to the Victorian average of 29.2%.
Buyer fit
Who this suburb suits
One score per buyer type, out of 100, built from the demographic, housing and commute profile. Strongest first.
Buyer-fit score
Albert Park · 0–100
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| Buyer type | Score |
|---|---|
| Professionals | 85 |
| Families | 75 |
| Investors | 70 |
| Retirees | 65 |
| First home buyers | 55 |
Why professionals score highest
The signals doing the work
- High percentage of professionals at 38.5%
- Significant work-from-home culture at 47.4%
- High median personal income of $1,333 weekly
- Close proximity to Melbourne CBD
Against the state
How Albert Park differs from Victoria
Every bar is this suburb. The vertical tick is the Victorian figure — the gap between them is the story.
Housing & movement
What’s built here, and how people leave in the morning
Dwelling mix
Share of occupied private dwellings
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| Dwelling type | Share |
|---|---|
| Apartments | 18.6% |
| Separate houses | 18.8% |
| Townhouses | 62% |
How people get to work
Method of travel, 2021 Census
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| Method | Share |
|---|---|
| Worked from home | 47.4% |
| Drove a car | 26.6% |
| Public transport | 4.1% |
| Walked only | 4.4% |
| Car passenger | 1.7% |
Costs 2021 Census
Census figures, collected in 2021. Rents and repayments have moved since — for what property is selling for now, see .
Top occupations
Share of the employed workforce
Key highlights
- Highly educated population - 50% hold bachelor degrees (vs VIC 29.2%)
- High median household income - $2,533 weekly (vs VIC $1,759)
- Low unemployment rate - 3.4% (vs VIC 5.0%)
- Significant work-from-home culture - 47.4% (vs VIC 25.7%)
- Diverse housing options with 62% townhouses and 18.6% apartments
Things to be aware of
- Higher median age of 46 may not appeal to younger demographics
- High property costs with median monthly mortgage at $3,500
- Limited separate houses - only 18.8% compared to VIC 73.4%
- High percentage of rented properties at 36.9%
- Public transport usage is low at 4.1%
Coming soon to this page
Where the richer profile lands
Schools & catchments
Zoned primary and secondary, NAPLAN bands, distances.
Transport & access
Stations, tram routes, drive time to the CBD, walkability.
Development activity
Permits approved, projects underway, zoning changes.
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Demographic figures from the Census of Population and Housing © Australian Bureau of Statistics, used under Creative Commons Attribution.
Cadastral and boundary data contains information © State of Victoria (Vicmap), licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Narrative summaries are AI-generated from the underlying data and may contain errors.
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Informational only — not financial, legal or planning advice. Verify zoning, overlays and catchments with the relevant council before relying on them. Data vintage: 2021 Census.